Eternity in an Hour - New Players Theatre
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
AS PART of the celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of William Blake’s birth, the two-week run of Divine Humanity is accompanied by Eternity in an Hour, a full programme of lunchtime events.
These will run between 12.30pm and 1.30pm at the New Players Theatre and will include readings and dramatisations of Blake’s work which celebrate his genius in a variety of innovative ways.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007.
Letters from Paradise – Kenneth Jay; and Modern interpretations of Blake songs – Sia Reddy and Jeremy Clancy.
Thursday, November 22, 2007.
A Golden String: choice passages and curious extracts from William Blake’s writing – Philip Beckwith, with violin accompaniment from Joe Townsend; and Songs of Blake – Niall McDevitt and Liza Hayden.
Saturday, November 24, 2007.
The Life of Christ through the Paintings of Blake – Luis and Carol Garrido of the Blake Society; and Modern interpretations of Blake songs – Sia Reddy.
Monday, November 26 to Wednesday, November 28, 2007.
Songs of Innocence and Experience Part I – music by Swedish composer Janake Hillerud, interpreted by soprano Margareta Hillerud and pianist Jan Waterfield; and Songs of Innocence and Experience part II – sung by Victor Vertunni, danced by Monia Giovannangeli, with Leo and Maxim Vertunni (guitar and bass).
Thursday, November 29, 2007.
The Life of Christ through the Paintings of Blake – Luis and Carol Garrido of the Blake Society; and The Tyger – a dance interpretation by Marja Merisalo.
Saturday, December 1, 2007.
William Blake and the Imaging of Inspiration – James Malpas of Sotheby’s Institute of Art; and Meet the cast – an opportunity to meet the directors and cast of William Blake’s Divine Humanity.
Tickets: £5 on the door.
Divine Humanity runs from November 22 (previews from November 20) to December 2, 2007 at the New Players Theatre.
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